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Christopher Nolan has solidified his position as one of the greatest directors in Hollywood history. His impressive filmography has made a lasting impact, resonating with movie lovers worldwide across generations. Interestingly enough, a very eagle-eyed DC fan debunked the Dark Knight trilogy’s ending with one scene from an older Batman movie.

Christian Bale as Batman in this scene

Christopher Nolan is widely acclaimed for his outstanding contributions to cinema, earning steadfast support from both casual and dedicated film enthusiasts. HisBatmantrilogy,The Prestige, and other notable works have solidified his revered status in the industry. Nolan also loves pushing the envelope from time to time.

Since the explosion is visible from Gotham, the audience is uncertain about Bruce’s survival. While it seems improbable that he could escape a nuclear blast, the possibility cannot be entirely dismissed, considering Batman’s history of surviving and outmaneuvering various challenges throughout the series.

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What Happened At The End OfThe Dark KnightRises?

In the climactic final battle ofChristopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight Rises, the GCPD confronts prisoners released by Bane. Bane, aiming to destroy Gotham with a neutron bomb, activates it, and Talia al Ghul destroys the reactor that could disable it.

Unable to defuse the bomb, Batman straps it to his aircraft, the Bat, and flies it into the ocean to safeguard Gotham. Although the city is spared, Batman appears to be at the heart of the blast.

Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises

As Batman doesn’t return from the nuclear explosion, he is presumed dead and celebrated as a hero by Gotham. Later, Alfred visits Florence and sees Bruce Wayne dining with Selina Kyle in a charming café, as they both give each other one last glance.

The ending remains one of the most beloved in any movie by Christopher Nolan and it is not hard to see why. In case you want to watch the movie, you can stream the movie on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium.

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The Dark KnightTrilogy’s Ending Drew Inspiration From A ClassicBatmanFilm

As mentioned above,The Dark Knight Rises‘ scene in Gotham City ended with Batman seemingly losing his life thanks to the bone set up by Bane. A fan took toTwitterand pointed out that this scene was nothing more than the same scene from the 1966 flickBatman: The Movie, starring Adam West.

I see people are commenting on the gritty realism of Nolan’s Batman compared to previous Batmen so let’s remember that Chrissy ends The Dark Knight Rises with a slightly higher budget version of this scene from Batman ‘66pic.twitter.com/yUN6755k4L

Adam West as Batman holding the bomb in this scene

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In the scene, Adam West could be seen holding a huge bomb in his hand and realized he could not defuse it, so he ran out of a bar and threw the bomb into the ocean, with some ambiguity behind his status after the bomb exploded.

Thankfully, Robin discovered that Batman survived the explosion by hiding behind some iron beams. While this particular fan sees it as Christopher Nolan not doing the film justice, others felt what happened at the end ofThe Dark Knight Risesto be a proper homage to the classic 1966 Adam West movie.

Subhojeet Mookherjee

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Subhojeet Mookherjee is a Freelance Entertainment Writer for FandomWire. A lover and expert in all things movies, games, TV shows, music and more. I’ve been in the writing business for over five years now, covering various topics all over the world. I love engaging in deep conversations with like-minded people.

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